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FISHING REPORT, July 23
Charette Lakes: Due to low water levels only small boats are being launched here. Trout fishing was fair using Power Bait, worms and Pistol Petes.
Cimarron River: Water flow near Cimarron on Monday was 10 cfs. Trout fishing was fair to good using brassies, yellow sallies, salmon eggs and worms. Fishing at the Gravel Pit Lakes was slow to fair using salmon eggs and Power Bait.

Las Vegas Youth Soccer League is conducting in-person and online registration for the fall 2013 season. Registration deadline is Saturday, Aug. 10.
After the deadline, players who register may be placed on a waiting list.
The league is open to young soccer players age 4 through 14 and includes multiple age divisions.
Cost is $51.40 per child and includes jersey, shorts and player fees. Players are also required to provide their own shinguards and cleats.
Online registration is available via the league website, www.lasvegasyouthsoccer.org.

The Albuquerque Isotopes will hold their first Breast Cancer Awareness homestand in the club’s history starting this Friday.

In support of the Breast Cancer Awareness campaign, the Isotopes will wear special pink jerseys each game of the series. Fans are encouraged to join their Isotopes in wearing pink to the games as well to support the cause.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sara Moulton was executive chef at Gourmet magazine for nearly 25 years, and spent a decade hosting several Food Network shows. She currently stars in public television’s “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” and has written three cookbooks, including “Sara Moulton’s Everyday Family Dinners.”

A 44-year-old Las Vegas man was arrested Monday after police say he broke into the rectory of Our Lady of Sorrows Church on two separate occasions last week and made off with a number of items belonging to the Rev. Douglas Mitchell.

Both incidents occurred in the early morning hours and in both instances, a priest was sleeping in the residence when the burglaries occurred.

Las Vegas is normally a quiet town with tourists strolling through Plaza Park, but that will change this weekend as thousands of bikers flood into Las Vegas for the eighth annual Rough Rider Motorcycle Rally.

Hotel and restaurant managers welcome the roar of the iron horses because it typically translates into a major boost to their businesses, and that translates into more gross receipts taxes to pay for things like parks and ball fields. The rally is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Plaza Park, the heart of the Meadow City.

City officials are coming under fire for their decision to hold a three-day retreat for the governing body and other city leaders at the Sheraton in Albuquerque, but City Manager Timothy Dodge says the retreat will be well worth it if it succeeds in changing the perception that the organization has of itself.

The retreat started Tuesday and is slated to end on Thursday. The city estimates that it will be spending $7,500 in travel costs for the 25 participants, and documents provided indicate that the city will spend about $10,700 more to cover the cost of the facilitator.

SANTA FE — New Mexico Attorney General Gary King told the state’s highest court on Monday that a prohibition on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

In written arguments filed with the court, King said the justices should invalidate the state’s ban on gay marriage if they agree to resolve the issue in a lawsuit filed by two Santa Fe men who were denied a marriage license.